The official Aaron Donald holdout thread - #Questfor100

[Akrasian]

I haven't read a post on this thread nor do I intend to.

There is no one person in this world that's going to prevent me from enjoying the season one hundred percent.
Including Aaron Donald.

I am bored with the subject.

That's your prerogative.

And yet, you posted.

 

[JonRam99]

Oh yeah he did. He's helping Miami turn into a winner too.

From Wiki:
"Suh started all 16 games in 2015, finishing the season with 61 tackles, six sacks, and five passes defended. He was ranked 40th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[64]"

The 2015 Dolphins were 6-10. Not quite the 2016 Rams, who if Mr. Donald is truly the BPOT, helped the Rams to a 4-12 record. His impact is certainly huge, and if the Rams get any semblance of an offense this year, it will magnify his work by putting the D in better & better positions throughout the game by putting the other team behind, so AD can just pin his ears back & go. If he skips the next 8 games, it will seriously impact his stats & waste a golden opportunity to cement his status as DPOY & polish his HOF resume, as well as weaken his negotiation position.

At the moment the BPOT is Jared Goff. He will have the most impact on this team - not even Sammy W. or Gurley II, talented as they are, will help us (Gurley was also party to the 2016 4-12 record). If you want to consider the entire team, the person with the most impact right now is McVay. Maybe he should get a 6 yr / $120 mil contract with an opt-out clause??

 

[Da-Rock]

Personally I am waiting for two things and either one will make me happy:

1. Rams Trade Aaron Donald for picks and a player
2. Rams sign Aaron Donald

because I am a Rams fan and not a player fan. The team is more important to me than Aaron Donald....no matter how good he is.

 

[RhodyRams]

Personally I am waiting for two things and either one will make me happy:

1. Rams Trade Aaron Donald for picks and a player
2. Rams sign Aaron Donald

because I am a Rams fan and not a player fan. The team is more important to me than Aaron Donald....no matter how good he is.

Personally I am waiting on just 1 thing

The Rams season to start

( doing my part in the #questfor100 )

 

[Soul Surfer]

That's your prerogative.

And yet, you posted.

Simply as a protest post ....or a potest prost....
I'm not really sure.

 

[Legatron4]

#Questfor100

Thanks @RhodyRams

 

[thirteen28]

If he skips the next 8 games, it will seriously impact his stats & waste a golden opportunity to cement his status as DPOY & polish his HOF resume, as well as weaken his negotiation position.

This cannot be said enough. And this is exactly why, if indeed the stuff we are hearing from Bonsignore, Albright, and Schefter is true, that Donald is being stupid for continuing to hold out.

In fact, it's time for the Rams to set a hard deadline for Donald. If he doesn't report by the deadline, all offers are yanked off the table (but made public knowledge), and an extension for Ogletree gets done ... followed by Watkins and Tru if they have good years. AD then can take the leftover scraps, knowing he had a much bigger offer in front of him that he refused.

And if he pulls this sh!t next year, same thing. It will be his career that gets torpedoed.

 

[OldSchool]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. He has a defensive coach and scheme that can turn him from an all pro to a defensive player of the year. And he's sitting on his ass letting others play and lead the team.

 

[12intheBox]

Not sure this is a reliable source at all - but hey - how else will get to 100 pages?



View: https://twitter.com/nmartin55/status/906229375506554881

 

[bluecoconuts]

That's the only reason to leak facts about contracts. Rams have tried to make Donald the highest paid defensive player....yada yada....that's Rams FO saying that...Not Donald's people. Donald KNOW the market should continue to rise.

If the Rams were lying about their offers I can't imagine that Donald's people wouldn't be trying to correct them. They may not have made a great offer to Jenkins, but the Rams didn't come out and say they did, they said they did the best they were willing to do and he left for New York. Most of us didn't think Jenkins deserved the salary when he first signed if I remember correctly. Additionally with Jenkins there was a legitimate question about who was the better corner, him or Johnson. Jenkins had more flashy plays, but he also let more big plays happen. Remember him literally standing on the field watching the Miami QB while he threw a wide open TD behind Jenkins? Shit like that is why the Rams were iffy on paying him. Probably wasn't the best choice, especially since we've tagged Tru twice now, but I'm pretty certain that was a Fisher move, not a Snead or Demoff move.

Everything seems to indicate the Rams have offered Donald to be the highest paid defensive player in the league. There have been reports that the holdup is mostly over how much more he gets paid. To me that's an agent trying to do it, rather than Donald. My disappointment in Donald is that he's either allowing his agent to make him sit out for stupid shit like this, or he's directing it. Either way doesn't look good on Donald.

The actions of the Rams flying out to visit his people, McVay calling Donald nightly to go over gameplans and stuff, Snead talking about wanting to pay Donald back at the combine. That tells me the Rams are trying, they want Donald here. Donald not calling the Rams, Donald not coming to LA, Donald not even being in the same state as his agent during negotiations tells me that the hold up is on him.

You can believe the reports or not, but the actions are verifiable, and they don't make Donald look good. I'm sure it'll all work out in the end and we'll all be happy, but right now it looks like Donald is willing to give the finger to the fans, his teammates, and the organization because he wants more money. If that's his thought process, why should we hurt our ability to improve other aspects of the team for him?

It doesn't matter if you're the best player in the league, you can only do so much. The Oilers traded Wayne Gretzky during the height of his career, and Gretzky is 100 times the hockey player than Donald could ever hope to be as a football player. There's only one GOAT #99, and his name isn't Aaron, it's Wayne.

Do I want Donald to go? Not at all. But if he doesn't want to be here, then that's on him.

 

[…..]

Fo shizzle my Dizzle!

 

[bdfitz]

If AD is so valuable "Let him run the 47 Gap". lol. I don't know why there's a thread on this guy. He's long gone.

 

[SteezyEndo]

Not sure this is a reliable source at all - but hey - how else will get to 100 pages?



View: https://twitter.com/nmartin55/status/906229375506554881

Only 3 flights from PA arrived at 10-11am PST
https://www.flightview.com/airport/LAX-Los_Angeles-CA/

I would laugh though if he took Trumps advice.

 

[Angry Ram]

Only 3 flights from PA arrived at 10-11am PST
https://www.flightview.com/airport/LAX-Los_Angeles-CA/

I would laugh though if he took Trumps advice.

lol so it's come to this. Fans tracking flight schedules.

#questfor100

 

[JackDRams]

View: https://twitter.com/vcsjoecurley/status/906231772299399168

 

[wolfdogg]

HOLY SHIT! HOW IS THIS HOLDOUT STILL HAPPENNING! WHAT PLANET AM I ON? I'll say one thing, people, AND THAT'S THAT SOME PEOPLE BETTER GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER, AND I MEAN PRONTO, BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE START TO LOSE THEIR SHIT! AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FLIPPING OFF A BAD DRIVER OR RAISING YOUR VOICE WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR KID'S BEEN IN YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AGAIN. I'M TALKING FULL BLOWN MICHAEL DOUGLAS IN FALLING FUCKING DOWN SHIT! NOW WE CAN POINT FINGERS ALL DAY TRYING GUESS WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO CRACK AROUND HERE BUT I'M NOT TAKING THIS LYING DOWN! Partly because my socks are a little tight, and now that I notice, they're totally different colors. THE POINT IS, I'LL FOREGO THE "IT WASN'T OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR " SPEECH AND JUST SAY WE NEED TO UNITE! UNITE AT THE MOST COLLECTIVELY CONVENIENT HOOTERS, GET RELATIVELY HAMMERED, AND THEN MARCH ON WASHINGTON WITH OUR DEMANDS! WHAT ARE OUR DEMANDS? 1, AARON DONALD IS TO BE SIGNED IMMEDIATELY! 2, THE PSL'S ARE RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED. AND 3, CAN WE PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET 2 BROKE GIRLS OFF THE AIR? it would also be nice if we could swap our game to monday night so AD has some practice time. NOW WHERE'S MY GOD DAMN "SERENITY NOW" GIF, GOD DAMNIT!

 

[~lyser]

HOLY crap! HOW IS THIS HOLDOUT STILL HAPPENNING! WHAT PLANET AM I ON? I'll say one thing, people, AND THAT'S THAT SOME PEOPLE BETTER GET THEIR crap TOGETHER, AND I MEAN PRONTO, BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE START TO LOSE THEIR crap! AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FLIPPING OFF A BAD DRIVER OR RAISING YOUR VOICE WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR KID'S BEEN IN YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AGAIN. I'M TALKING FULL BLOWN MICHAEL DOUGLAS IN FALLING freaking DOWN crap! NOW WE CAN POINT FINGERS ALL DAY TRYING GUESS WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO CRACK AROUND HERE BUT I'M NOT TAKING THIS LYING DOWN! Partly because my socks are a little tight, and now that I notice, they're totally different colors. THE POINT IS, I'LL FOREGO THE "IT WASN'T OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR " SPEECH AND JUST SAY WE NEED TO UNITE! UNITE AT THE MOST COLLECTIVELY CONVENIENT HOOTERS, GET RELATIVELY HAMMERED, AND THEN MARCH ON WASHINGTON WITH OUR DEMANDS! WHAT ARE OUR DEMANDS? 1, AARON DONALD IS TO BE SIGNED IMMEDIATELY! 2, THE PSL'S ARE RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED. AND 3, CAN WE PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET 2 BROKE GIRLS OFF THE AIR? it would also be nice if we could swap our game to monday night so AD has some practice time. NOW WHERE'S MY GOD DAMN "SERENITY NOW" GIF, GOD DAMNIT!

Little bastards better stay out of my Rx cabinet, that is all I'm saying.

 

[Prime Time]

I'm sure it'll all work out in the end and we'll all be happy, but right now it looks like Donald is willing to give the finger to the fans, his teammates, and the organization because he wants more money.

This is a conflicting statement. :eek:

lol so it's come to this. Fans tracking flight schedules. #questfor100

 

[Prime Time]

HOLY crap! HOW IS THIS HOLDOUT STILL HAPPENNING! WHAT PLANET AM I ON? I'll say one thing, people, AND THAT'S THAT SOME PEOPLE BETTER GET THEIR crap TOGETHER, AND I MEAN PRONTO, BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE START TO LOSE THEIR crap! AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FLIPPING OFF A BAD DRIVER OR RAISING YOUR VOICE WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR KID'S BEEN IN YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AGAIN. I'M TALKING FULL BLOWN MICHAEL DOUGLAS IN FALLING freaking DOWN crap! NOW WE CAN POINT FINGERS ALL DAY TRYING GUESS WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO CRACK AROUND HERE BUT I'M NOT TAKING THIS LYING DOWN! Partly because my socks are a little tight, and now that I notice, they're totally different colors. THE POINT IS, I'LL FOREGO THE "IT WASN'T OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR " SPEECH AND JUST SAY WE NEED TO UNITE! UNITE AT THE MOST COLLECTIVELY CONVENIENT HOOTERS, GET RELATIVELY HAMMERED, AND THEN MARCH ON WASHINGTON WITH OUR DEMANDS! WHAT ARE OUR DEMANDS? 1, AARON DONALD IS TO BE SIGNED IMMEDIATELY! 2, THE PSL'S ARE RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED. AND 3, CAN WE PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET 2 BROKE GIRLS OFF THE AIR? it would also be nice if we could swap our game to monday night so AD has some practice time. NOW WHERE'S MY GOD DAMN "SERENITY NOW" GIF, GOD DAMNIT!

 

[Legatron4]

HOLY crap! HOW IS THIS HOLDOUT STILL HAPPENNING! WHAT PLANET AM I ON? I'll say one thing, people, AND THAT'S THAT SOME PEOPLE BETTER GET THEIR crap TOGETHER, AND I MEAN PRONTO, BEFORE OTHER PEOPLE START TO LOSE THEIR crap! AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FLIPPING OFF A BAD DRIVER OR RAISING YOUR VOICE WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR KID'S BEEN IN YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AGAIN. I'M TALKING FULL BLOWN MICHAEL DOUGLAS IN FALLING freaking DOWN crap! NOW WE CAN POINT FINGERS ALL DAY TRYING GUESS WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO CRACK AROUND HERE BUT I'M NOT TAKING THIS LYING DOWN! Partly because my socks are a little tight, and now that I notice, they're totally different colors. THE POINT IS, I'LL FOREGO THE "IT WASN'T OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR " SPEECH AND JUST SAY WE NEED TO UNITE! UNITE AT THE MOST COLLECTIVELY CONVENIENT HOOTERS, GET RELATIVELY HAMMERED, AND THEN MARCH ON WASHINGTON WITH OUR DEMANDS! WHAT ARE OUR DEMANDS? 1, AARON DONALD IS TO BE SIGNED IMMEDIATELY! 2, THE PSL'S ARE RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED. AND 3, CAN WE PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET 2 BROKE GIRLS OFF THE AIR? it would also be nice if we could swap our game to monday night so AD has some practice time. NOW WHERE'S MY GOD DAMN "SERENITY NOW" GIF, GOD DAMNIT!

This. This is what we should be talking about.